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Heterophyes nocens


Metacercaria of Heterophyes nocens from a mullet, Mugil cephalus.

Woon-Mok Sohn


Metacercaria of H. nocens from a goby, Acanthogobius flavimanus.

Woon-Mok Sohn


H. nocens from a cat.

Woon-Mok Sohn


Ventral sucker and gonotyl (genital sucker) of H. nocens.

Woon-Mok Sohn


H. nocens from a cat. Semichon's acetocarmine stained.

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H. nocens from human. Semichon's acetocarmine stained.

Woon-Mok Sohn


Brackish water snail, C. cingulata, collected at southern coast of Korean peninsula. It is asumed to serve as the first intermediat host of heterophyid flukes.

Sung-Jong Hong


Brackish water snail, collected at southern coast of Korean peninsula. It is asumed to serve as the first intermediat host of heterophyid flukes.

Sung-Jong Hong


Konosirus punctatus. THe second intermediate host of heterophyid flukes.

Sung-Jong Hong


Gobies, Acanthogobius flavimanus. The second intermediate host of heterophyid flukes.

Sung-Jong Hong


Mullets, Mugil cephalus, the second intermediate host of heterophyid flukes.

Sung-Jong Hong


Mugil cephalus, striped mullet.

Woon-Mok Sohn


Acanthogobius flavimanus, common brackish goby.

Woon-Mok Sohn


Heterophyes nocens : Micrograph showing a longitudinally sectioned worm in the small intestine of the patient. Along the inner side of the genital sucker , there were 62 chitinous rodlets on the gonotyl arranged ovall. H-E stain, X450

Yong Suk Ryang


Heterophyes nocens : Micrographs showing a longitudinally sectioned worm in small intestine of the patient. A round genital sucker is located at the anterior 1/3 of the body. H-E stain, X100

Yong Suk Ryang